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What are your Tips for an Organized Workbench? [Ask e14 - Join, Share & Win Competition] - Winner Announcement

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Calling all makers, engineers, and tinkerers! If your workbench is a masterpiece of order or even a chaotic haven with hidden gems of organisation, we want to hear from YOU!
Join the element14 Community today and take part in our latest “Join, Share & Win” challenge.

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Got a Tidy Workbench? Turn Your Organizing Skills into a Prize!

Calling all makers, engineers, and tinkerers! If your workbench is a masterpiece of order or even a chaotic haven with hidden gems of organization, we want to hear from YOU!
Join the element14 Community today and take part in our latest “Join, Share & Win” challenge.

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What are your top tips for keeping your workbench organised?


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We’re celebrating the clever tricks, custom setups, and unique habits that help keep your workspace clean and efficient. Whether it’s colour-coded storage, custom tool racks, or a clever labelling system, we want your insight!

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What: Win 1 of 3 Arduino UNO R4 Minima
How: Sign up  or Sign in and Comment your best Workbench Organisation Tips below. 
When: Before September 30th 2025. 
Anything else: Full terms are below, but we must be able to ship to the address in your account. 

Entries close September 30th, 2025, so don’t wait!
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  • following up inspirations from   

    rethinking my "Organizing my Workbench" better - I do want to have some frequent use tools close by but not in my way. 

    I also have notebooks handy - for my current project showing schematics, calcs, hook ups and design decisions I made so HW and SW match

    I do have a notebook on Linux and python libraries docs for my RPi devices.Im always getting them buried on the workbench too.......

    AND......I keep a "small tools" toolbox under my electronics workbench. 

    MY BRAINSTORM - how can I use the toolbox better to keep the workspace more organized ??? 

    The workbench with the still incomplete DANGER WILL ROBINSON project on it. 

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    Under the workbench is the "small tool" toolbox - micro screwdrivers, micro wrenches, micro pliers, etc.... 

    I won the toolbox in an E14 shopping cart. 

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    small hand tools are stored in clear plastic zip bags - pliers/cutters/diagonals, long nose,

    screwdrivers, allen & star & torx key wrenches

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    Adding a magnetic tool holder to the front of the toolbox allows me to keep some tools handy for repeated use.

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    NEXT UP !! The yellow tool bag attached to the toolbox is useless. It sags and drops tools. 

    I'll rip it out, and add some clear lexan covers to bridge over the toolbox indent  and repurpose as a notebook holder. 

    The bottom edges intentionally have gaps so dropped nuts & bolts, screws, and dirt can fall through. 

    The blue pieces are wood angles so the top edge is wider allowing docs to easily slide in and out. 

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    side view showing the opening being wider to allow stuff to be slid in and out easier

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    FINAL TOOLBOX MODIFICATIONS

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    The small tool TOOLBOX snugly tucked back in under the workbench. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED !!!! 

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    Thanks all 

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  • in reply to robogary

     Very Nice!!  The notebook holder is brilliant!  ThumbsupThumbsup  I also like the use of the clear bags.  THAT is another underappreciated workbench solution.  Not having to untangle stuff is worth its weight in gold.

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